Monthly Archives: March 2020

Martial on Poetic Obscurity

Posted on Thursday: March 26, 2020 by Michael Hendry

As promised on Twitter an hour or two ago, I have just uploaded a one-page three-epigram print-your-own edition of some of Martial’s Literary Criticism (link). As before, this is a Microsoft Word .doc file, so users may edit it as … Continue reading →

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More Teaching Texts: 12 Martial, 1 Seneca

Posted on Sunday: March 22, 2020 by Michael Hendry

I have just uploaded Twelve Easy Epigrams of Martial (link): probably the easiest dozen epigrams of Martial, with notes for sight-reading, and an introductory page explaining how to use them. I hope they will prove useful to those teaching Latin … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Ovid: with print-your-own-page edition

Posted on Friday: March 20, 2020 by Michael Hendry

In honor of Ovid’s 2062nd birthday, I have uploaded a text of the birthday poem he wrote for himself in exile, Tristia III.13 (link). It’s a suitably depressing text for a time of plague and isolation, and may provide a … Continue reading →

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